Articles tagged with: Prepay and Police

PrePay Registration May be Ineffective Says Red Tape Study

A preliminary report by Australia's Productivity Commission has warned that identity checks on prepay phone purchasers are imposing significant costs on both industry and consumer, while not delivering a commensurate level of benefits to the police and security services.  more

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Tanzania to Require SIM Registration

Tanzania's government has joined the growing trend for countries to require all prepay SIM cards to be registered with the network operators, citing the usual reasons of crime and terrorism. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof. Peter Msolla, said the government would soon table a bill in the National Assembly for the establishment of a Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR).  more

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New Zealand Considers Registration for All PrePay Phone Users

New Zealand's police have called for all prepay phones to be registered by the operators - citing the usual reasons of preventing crimes.  more

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